Walter Rines

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Government Cracks Down on Spyware OperationAP Online - October 6, 2005...them helpless to a flood of pop-up ads, computer crashes and other annoyances.The Federal Trade Commission accused WalterRines of Stratham, N.H., and his company, Odysseus Marketing, of luring computer users with the promise of free software...

Myspace Gets $6 Million in Lawsuit Against Alleged SpammerAP Worldstream - June 16, 2008...million verdict MySpace won in U.S. District Court last month against two Internet marketers, Sanford Wallace and WalterRines. Nonetheless, MySpace hopes the Richter case will increase the pressure it has been trying to place on spammers...

Court Orders Spyware Operator to Pay $4 MillionAP Worldstream - May 4, 2006...containing Wallace's spyware. He is to give up $227,000 (euro180,273) in ill-gotten gains.In another case, WalterRines and his company, Odysseus Marketing, was also barred from spreading spyware. The FTC plans to ask the court to order...

Las Vegas Man Accused of Mass Spamming on FacebookAP Online - August 5, 2011...judgment over junk messages sent to its members when a Los Angeles federal judge ruled against Wallace and his partner, WalterRines, in another case brought under the same anti-spam laws cited in the Facebook lawsuit.In 2006, Wallace was fined...

Myspace Wins $230 Million Spam JudgmentAP Online - May 14, 2008...ever. A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled against a notorious "Spam King," Sanford Wallace, and his partner, WalterRines, after the two failed to show up at a court hearing, MySpace told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Wallace earned...

Facebook Wins $873 Million Award Against Canadian Spammer.Mondaq Business Briefing - May 19, 2009...under the CAN-SPAM Act, topping the $230-million judgment MySpace obtained against spammers Sanford Wallace and WalterRines earlier in 2008. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist...

Court Orders Spyware Operator to Pay $4mAP Online - May 4, 2006...disseminated ads containing Wallace's spyware. He is to give up $227,000 in ill-gotten gains.In another case, WalterRines of Stratham and his company, Odysseus Marketing, was also barred from spreading spyware. The FTC plans to ask the...

(null)AP Worldstream - May 13, 2008...learned. A federal judge ruled against two of the Internet's most prominent spam defendants, Sanford Wallace and WalterRines, after the two failed to show up at a court hearing. Wallace has earned the nicknames "Spamford" and "spam king...

Myspace Wins $230m Spam Judgment Believed to Be Largest Ever; ...AP Worldstream - May 14, 2008...ever. A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled against a notorious "Spam King," Sanford Wallace, and his partner, WalterRines, after the two failed to show up at a court hearing, MySpace told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Wallace earned...

Business Briefing.(business)Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) - May 14, 2008...Associated Press that the award penalized two of the Internet's most prominent spam defendants, Sanford Wallace and WalterRines. FLIGHT CUTS U.S. Airlines, struggling with record fuel costs and a flagging economy, will fly 1.3 percent fewer...